While practicing for the Tower Hills Half-Pipe Challenge, Payton Park suffers an embarrassing wipeout, which his friend and competitor Matt posts to the internet where it becomes an instant sensation; now he is having trouble putting the fall behind him, and remembering that having talent is only part of success--it also takes a lot of hard work.

"The winter sports season is here, and the Aldens are excited about all the snow activities--especially snowboarding. But soon they find themselves in the middle of a mystery surrounding a star athlete and a stolen snowboard"--

In rhyming text, a young boy hits the slopes for the first time, as his older sister teaches him to shred the snow--until it is time to put away the equipment and say goodnight.

It seems that everyone at school has taken up snowboarding, so Babymouse decides she must hit the slopes, too.